Italy, Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana. A Field Cap, C.1944 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac GCSG (1935-1938)

GCSG (1935-1938)

an Anti-Aircraft Artillery sleeve badge

1935 HJ Youth Fest Tinnie - Silvered die-stamped tin

The DAV suffered a decline in the later 1950s and into the 1960s

12mm(height)

Italy, Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana. A Field Cap, C.1944 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac GCSG (1935-1938)A grey wool cap, the front centre presents the emblem of the Italian Fascists (a bundle of rods and an axe head fastened together by a tie) embroidered in red, flanked by two Ms, also in red thread, below rests a bronze number 1 pinned on a circle of black felt bordered in red thread, the interior is lined in grey cotton and stamped 58 in black ink, measures approximately 180 mm (w) 255 mm (l) x 135 mm (h), and in near extremely fine condition.